Cool Breeze, please.
After several days of hot and humid airs, we rode the leading edge of the cold front this evening! Aahhhhhhhhhh, so refreshing.
Captain’s Blog
Cleaning up the Bay
It was a strange day on the water. All sails except the first sail had virtually no breeze for a part of the cruise. And then all within the same cruise, the wind picked up and we were going 7.5 knots and the boat is healed over. Most of this was due to small clouds … Read more
Balance
Much gratitude to all that prayed for wind or sacrificed a mosquito to their favorite deity. We got the sea breeze we were hoping for this evening!! The southerly shift supplemented the second sunset of the summer season B) We had some fun folks aboard our charter on Woodwind II. They enjoyed cool summery cocktails and munched … Read more
Holy Cranes
The heat is on!! Wow, what a hot day yesterday… but we had a nice breeze on the boat. Our first cruise of the day was a Girl Scout Troop from VA. They were juniors learning our Sailing & Navigation program. After the cruise they were going to do the Geocaching Adventure Trail that we … Read more
Cow Nose Rays & More
A very light air day we had today. We were able to sail on all of our sails even though we didn’t venture very far into the Chesapeake Bay. But the flat water did help for viewing of the wildlife on the Chesapeake. We saw our first baby osprey head above the Red #4 Day … Read more
HMS Bounty & Schooner Martha White
This is the first time I have ever seen a full rigged ship under full sail. The bounty represents what a merchant ship looked like in the around 1750 that would have been used for trans ocean navigation. She is a full rigged ship because she has square sails on all three masts. The original … Read more
HMS Bounty & Schooner Martha White
This is the first time I have ever seen a full rigged ship under full sail. The bounty represents what a merchant ship looked like in the around 1750 that would have been used for trans ocean navigation. She is a full rigged ship because she has square sails on all three masts. The original … Read more
She Said Yes
Happy Father’s Day! Many thanks to all the kids for celebrating with pops on Woodwind. This evening, Woodwind ghosted in and out of the ever peaceful Weems Creek. With the sun slung low, the schooner projected a tall shadow of her sails on the high banks. Then, after a day of light and confused airs, a … Read more
Happy Father’s Day
What a great way to spend Father’s day. We had groups of families all day. Our 1st trip was a special brunch trip to celebrate Father’s day and the buffet and mimosas went over well, everyone had a great time. With all the families we had tons of great kids and they all helped me … Read more
A Meer Miss!
We had 4 excellent sails today. The winds were light for the first 3 then really piped up for the sunset. Our first trip was an open 2 hour tour of the bay, then our next 2 trips were private charters. On the 2nd trip were were saluted by cannon fire from the A.J. Meerwald … Read more